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Miquel Navarro (born September 29, 1945) is a Spanish sculptor, painter and contemporary poet.
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Miquel Navarro | |
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Born | September 29, 1945 78) | (age
Nationality | Spanish |
Education | San Carlos School of Fine Arts, Valencia |
Occupation(s) | sculptor and painter |
Notable work | Des del terrar (1985–1986), Casco Urbano (1999) |
Movement | Eclectic |
Navarro has been defined as an eclectic artist with influences from postmodernism, minimalism and avant-garde.
Navarro was born in Mislata, Valencia in 1945. From 1964 to 1968 he studied painting at the San Carlos School of Fine Arts in Valencia. In 1972 he decided to abandon painting and concentrate on sculpture. However, he continued to paint. He also writes poetry.
In 1973, Navarro showed his first "Ciutat", one of his main sculptural manifestations. He mainly used fireproof materials along with terracotta and sand. Between 1975 and 1980 he exhibited his main works, such as "Pirámide" or "Els altres 75 anys de pintura valenciana" many exposition in Valencia (Valencia Architects School) and Madrid (Vandres Gallery and Ponce Gallery).
In 1980, Navarro's sculptures were exhibited at the 21st International Sculpture Conference in Washington, DC and the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Over the next few years, Navarro created "Estructura urbana" (1983), "Des terrar" (1985–1986) and "Minerva Paranoica" (1989), a monumental sculpture. Many of these new sculptures contained iron.
In recent years, Navarro has exhibited in Bilbao (Galeria Colon XVI 2005) and Valencia (Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) in 2009). His sculptures have included "Ciudad Roja" (1994), "Casco Urbano" (1999) and "L'Almassil" (2010).
Navarro has borrowed from many styles, ranging from Baroque to Postmodernism and Minimalism. One of his main contributions is the "Ciutat (city)". Navarro says:
Some of Navarro's works are part of the collection of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City.
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